Investigation Shows Yakima Coroner's Deception and Drug AbuseInvestigation Shows Yakima Coroner's Deception and Drug AbusePolice say Curtice took drugs from "deceased bodies in the course of his duties" and used the drugs on a daily basis over a course of several months.Lance TormeyLance Tormey
Suicide rates up in Yakima and around the nationSuicide rates up in Yakima and around the nation. It's a major mental health crisis that started to show increases in 2021 during the COVID pandemic.Lance TormeyLance Tormey
Overdose deaths in Yakima approaching a record numberOverdose deaths in Yakima approaching a record numberYakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says so far this year the number stands at 83 suspected or confirmed overdose deaths.Lance TormeyLance Tormey
Narcan Now Used By Yakima Businesses To Save Lives From OverdosesNarcan Now Used By Yakima Businesses To Save Lives From Overdoses1,500 boxes of the life saving drug are now being distributed to Yakima area businesses,Lance TormeyLance Tormey
Bones Found in Granger Identified as Missing WomanBones Found in Granger Identified as Missing WomanCaridad was the girlfriend of Aurelio Escobar Lance TormeyLance Tormey